New Jersey Statutes 44:7-89. Nonliability of recipient of supplementary payments or his legally liable relative for repayment; enforcement of lien arising prior to January 1, 1974
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:7-89
- Assistance: means money payments to or on behalf of eligible persons. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Supplementary payments shall not be considered a loan by the State or by the welfare boards. No requirement under Title 44 or Title 30 of the Revised Statutes relating to the pledging of property or to the reimbursement of assistance shall be imposed upon, and no liens shall be made or enforced against, a recipient of supplementary payments for the purpose of recouping any amount of such payments. No requirement of support, contribution, or legal liability therefor, may be made, placed upon, or enforced against a legally liable relative of a person receiving supplementary payments or other payments made by the welfare boards pursuant to Title 44 of the Revised Statutes. Any lien against a recipient of assistance from a welfare board to enforce an obligation, which arose prior to January 1, 1974, under the current programs of “Old Age Assistance,” “Assistance for the Blind,” or “Permanent and Total Disability Assistance” which is perfected on or before April 1, 1974, or any delinquency in payment due the welfare board by a legally liable relative under the current programs which has accrued prior to January 1, 1974, shall remain in full force and effect and shall be enforceable and collectible by the commissioner or by the welfare board which filed the lien.
L.1973, c. 256, s. 5, eff. Nov. 28, 1973.